Julian Cole

Experience

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  Wilson Parking New Zealand

  Nov 2008 - Mar 2011

  Account Manager
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  Superyachts

  May 2011 - Apr 2019

  What started as 6 month OE turned into 8 years travelling the world. Started out scrubbing the decks and ended up as Chief Officer managing and navigating multimillion dollar 70m+ Superyachts.

  • Chief Officer

    Aug 2017 - Apr 2019

  • 1st Officer

    Oct 2015 - Aug 2017

  • 2nd Officer

    Mar 2013 - Oct 2015

  • Deckhand

    May 2011 - Mar 2013
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  Smartlife Auckland

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2021

  Managing Director

  - Established a brand new business in Auckland Central under SmartLife brand umbrella- Generated annual recurring revenue from 0 - $1.2m within a two year period- Built and lead a team of professionals including technicians, sales staff and apprentices and managed contract staff- Drove all customer acquisition, sales conversion, relationship management and aftercare- Multi project and customer management with up to 40 projects underway at any one time- Established new processes and systems to drive efficiencies and effectiveness include sales journey mapping - Established new social marketing strategy accounting for 10% of new lead generation Show less

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  Smartlife

  Jul 2021 - Jun 2022

  National Sales Manager

  - Individually achieved consistent revenues of $400k+ a month- Built and delivered sales training programme nationwide- Established enterprise sales model for Electricians and Builders with 50+ companies onboarded in six months- Generated and nurtured leads with large national building companies converting these to contracts establishing Smartlife as preferred partner - Managed four branch managers, and a national team of sales representatives in trying circumstances with limited resources Show less

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  Absolute IT

  Jun 2022 - now

  • End to End Recruitment Consultant in the Tech & IT sector • Partner closely with technical hiring managers and senior stakeholders to deliver a best-in-class recruitment process• Working both 360 Recruitment and with Candidate Managers to secure the great candidates• Add value through the delivery of strategic talent acquisition projects and initiatives• Provide guidance and counsel beyond the recruitment process, advising on market insights, trends, and competitor movements. Show less

  • Business Manager / Senior Consultant

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Recruitment Consultant

    Jun 2022 - Dec 2023